Barbara Goodman

Barbara Goodman

Barbara Goodman, DBE (1988), QSO, JP is an Auckland, New Zealand politician.

She was Mayoress of Auckland City as well as a former Auckland City Councillor for 12 years. She was also married to former Auckland City Councillor Harold Goodman, who became deputy Mayor of Auckland City in the late 1970s. She succeeded her late husband onto the council in a by-election after Harold Goodman's passing. Dame Barbara was a councillor for the well established Citizens and Ratepayers council ticket.

While on council, Dame Barbara championed liberal causes like tolerance towards the gay community and pro-women's rights over abortion.

For ten years she was Chairperson of Odyssey House Auckland, which operates a range of specialist programmes for adolescents, parents, and other adults experiencing serious difficulties with substance abuse, gambling, and other associated problems. She opposed the New Zealand government's plan to build a $500 million rugby stadium on Quay Street in Auckland's waterfront area.

She is the niece of former Auckland City mayor, Sir Dove-Myer Robinson in whose honour Dame Barbara spearheaded a memorial sculpture in Aotea Square, which was built in 2002. The sculpture celebrates the extraordinary contribution "Robbie Robinson" made to the city.

External links

* [http://www.odyssey.org.nz/history.html Odyssey House]
* [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10411572 New Zealand Herald]
* [http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/projects/statue/default.asp Statue of Goodman's uncle, Sir Dove-Myer Robinson]

Elected to the Auckland City Council October 1989 at a local body election.

Harold died 16 August 1988.


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